Episode 7 - Halloween Special Part 3

It's SPOOPY season!!! And to celebrate we have a 3-part Halloween Special featuring many of our previous guests and a few new ones! Join us to learn about some interesting and spooky Halloween-themed Emergency Medicine topics.

This week Arman, Kyle, Adam, Pranav, Taylor, Frankie, Danny, Abby, Charlie, Nathan, and (sort of) Chris come together to talk all things spoopy in honor of Halloween this weekend. We want to avoid spoilers as much as possible, but we discuss topics ranging from pumpkin carving safety to demonic possession. We also talk pumpkin facts because who doesn't want to know more about pumpkins?

Part 3 features Charlie, Nathan, and Chris presenting their topics, and Kyle sharing even more important pumpkin facts. We had a lot of fun making this 3-part series, and we hope you enjoy the final part of our Halloween episode.

*EPISODE SPOILERS BELOW*

Charlie's Articles: Ergot Toxicity and The Story of Ergot

Garcia, G. D., Goff Jr, J. M., Hadro, N. C., O'Donnell, S. D., & Greatorex, P. S. (2000). Chronic ergot toxicity: A rare cause of lower extremity ischemia. Journal of vascular surgery, 31(6), 1245-1247.

Bennett, J.W., & Bentley, R. (1999). Pride and Prejudice: The Story of Ergot. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 42(3), 333-355. doi:10.1353/pbm.1999.0026.

Nathan's Articles: Halloween Candy X-Rays and Razor Blade Ingestion

Cappelle, C. A., Eberly, S., & Paul, R. I. (1993). Routine screening of Halloween candy: helpful or hazardous?. Annals of emergency medicine, 22(10), 1541–1544. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0196-0644(05)81255-7

Carius, B. M., Dodge, P. M., & Long, B. (2020). Sharp Object in the Belly: A Case of Pediatric Intentional Razor Blade Ingestion in the Emergency Department. Cureus, 12(4), e7699. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7699

Chris's Article: Jack O'Lantern Mushroom Poisoning

Vanden Hoek, T. L., Erickson, T., Hryhorczuk, D., & Narasimhan, K. (1991). Jack o'lantern mushroom poisoning. Annals of emergency medicine, 20(5), 559–561. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0196-0644(05)81617-8

Kyle's Articles: Pumpkin Seed Oil for Prostate Congestion and Pumpkin Seed Oil for BPH

Mohammad, K. A. (2018). Oil extract for pumpkin seeds and its effectiveness on prostate congestion disease. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, 10(7), 1771-1773.

Hong, H., Kim, C. S., & Maeng, S. (2009). Effects of pumpkin seed oil and saw palmetto oil in Korean men with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia. Nutrition Research and Practice, 3(4), 323-327.

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